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Why Would you Want to Hide your IP Address?

Finding out how to hide your IP address is something that most people think is tactic used by hackers and other people online with less than noble intentions. This isn’t exactly the case as nearly everyone could use some more privacy, and have their data tracked a little bit less.

How to do this correctly is key. Firewalls will only protect the data on your computer. Anti-virus software will protect you from viruses, but little else. Web proxies will hide your IP address, but not protect you.Read More »Why Would you Want to Hide your IP Address?

P2P File Sharing Risks: Don’t Go Unprotected!

Safe browsing should be one of the next biggest pushes that people learn about. The digital world is becoming closer ingrained with the real world all the time. P2P file sharing risks are very real, and can result in a number of real world problems if you’re not careful.

In an effort to help people understand online security better, this article is going to look at a number of P2P file sharing risks, and then give you a few tips on how you can get past them and share safely.Read More »P2P File Sharing Risks: Don’t Go Unprotected!

Five Best iPad Security Apps for Safer Mobile Browsing

“Wait? Isn’t my iPad magically secured by the fact it’s an Apple product, and the ghost of Steve Jobs?” Blind ignorance is the stuff that hacker’s dreams are made of, and this myth plays right into their hands.

While your iPad is a relatively secure device, it is still vulnerable to the same theft, hacking, and cyber crime as anything else that connects to the Internet. You can call me paranoid if you want, maybe I’ve seen too many things during my time as a security analyst, but I can tell you that your iPad can be hacked.

To help fight the hackers, here are 5 iPad security apps that can slow them down to the point that you’re no longer a valued target, or outright stop them in their tracks.Read More »Five Best iPad Security Apps for Safer Mobile Browsing

6 Ways to Protect your Information in the Cloud: Don’t Get Hacked!

By now, we’ve all heard of The Fappening, where celebrities have had their pictures stolen from the iCloud. How do you protect your information in the Cloud?

Whether you’re a business looking to make sharing easier amongst your company, or a person who wants to access data from different computers, there are six things that you can do to protect your information in the cloud.Read More »6 Ways to Protect your Information in the Cloud: Don’t Get Hacked!

Gmail Password Leak: How to Protect Yourself

A recent Daily Mail article reveals that over 5 million Gmail accounts and their passwords were revealed. A later Forbes article claimed that only 2% of these were valid. No matter what the percentage, it is still a lot higher than zero, and 2% of 5 million is still 100,000. Protect yourself against the Gmail password leak now by changing your password, and reading the rest of this article.Read More »Gmail Password Leak: How to Protect Yourself

Secure your iCloud Account: Don’t be the Next Photo Leaked!

By now, the entire world has heard about the celebrity nude photo hack. Images of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and a few others were leaked first on 4Chan (the worst place to ever exist), and spread further on Reddit. It’s believed that this happened through the iCloud, and points to why you need to secure your iCloud account.Read More »Secure your iCloud Account: Don’t be the Next Photo Leaked!

Online Security for Kids: Having “The Talk” Before Anything Happens

A few short years ago I became an uncle for the first time. This was a pretty big deal as I had, and have, no kids of my own. I’m what they call “an eternal bachelor.” Think Barney Stinson, but with more comic books and nerdy cyber-ness …and slightly fewer ladies.

My brother, the father of said nephew of mine, is a roofer. He understands the architecture of homes perfectly well, but not the Internet. It came down to me to talk with his son when he became old enough recently to use the Internet. That’s what has caused me to write the online security for kids guide below.Read More »Online Security for Kids: Having “The Talk” Before Anything Happens